[Ardour-Users] multichannel panning

[Robin Gareus]

On 11/22/2013 07:03 AM, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> On 11/20/2013 06:55 PM, Bruno Ruviaro wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I only have found old posts online about this topic (ie, related to
>> Ardour 2.x). I wonder what's the status of built-in multichannel panning
>> in Ardour 3.
>>
>> This is what I am doing:
>>
>> I created a session with a 4-channel master bus, then I created a track
>> where I put a mono file. Then I am able to spatialize it manually by
>> choosing a fixed location using the spherical panner in the editor mixer.
>>
>> However, if I try to automate this spatialization using the automation
>> feature (I set it to "play" and draw a curve), this does not work.
> 
> I asked that same question to Paul a while back (in a hurry) and the
> answer was no, there is no automation for panning yet :-( I presume that
> has not changed...

correct. The code says
   /* XXX to be implemented */
https://github.com/Ardour/ardour/blob/master/libs/panners/vbap/vbap.cc#L384

patches are welcome :)

> (you can automate the elevation/azimuth of the ambisonics panner
> plugins... :-)
> -- Fernando